package libvdpau1 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/etc/vdpau_wrapper.cfg', which is different from other instances of package libvdpau1:amd64

[vaibhav]

display error occurred

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libvdpau1 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-117.141-generic 4.4.114
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-117-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity_support_test.1:

ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
Date: Tue Mar 27 13:21:46 2018
DistUpgraded: 2018-03-22 14:31:29,153 DEBUG failed to SystemUnLock() (E:Not locked)
DistroCodename: xenial
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 fglrx-updates-core, 15.201.2, 3.13.0-144-generic, x86_64: installed
 fglrx-updates-core, 15.201.2, 3.13.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed
 virtualbox, 5.1.34, 3.13.0-144-generic, x86_64: installed
 virtualbox, 5.1.34, 4.4.0-117-generic, x86_64: installed
DuplicateSignature:
 package:libvdpau1:(not installed)
 Unpacking libvdpau1:amd64 (1.1.1-3ubuntu1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libvdpau1_1.1.1-3ubuntu1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite shared '/etc/vdpau_wrapper.cfg', which is different from other instances of package libvdpau1:amd64
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite shared '/etc/vdpau_wrapper.cfg', which is different from other instances of package libvdpau1:amd64
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Thames [Radeon HD 7550M/7570M/7650M] [1002:6841] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Thames [Radeon HD 7550M/7570M/7650M] [103c:17a9]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-01-09 (77 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP EliteBook 8570p
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.4.0-117-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root ro quiet splash amdgpu.vm_fragment_size=9
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.4
 apt 1.2.26
Renderer: Software
SourcePackage: libvdpau
Title: package libvdpau1 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/etc/vdpau_wrapper.cfg', which is different from other instances of package libvdpau1:amd64
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2018-03-22 (4 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 09/24/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 68ICF Ver. F.31
dmi.board.name: 17A7
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: KBC Version 42.32
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68ICFVer.F.31:bd09/24/2012:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPEliteBook8570p:pvrA1029D1102:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn17A7:rvrKBCVersion42.32:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP EliteBook 8570p
dmi.product.version: A1029D1102
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.83-1~16.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 17.2.8-0ubuntu0~16.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 17.2.8-0ubuntu0~16.04.1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.7.0-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20160325-1ubuntu1.2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-1build2
xserver.bootTime: Tue Mar 27 12:59:57 2018
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7

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[vaibhav (voogital-vaibhav)]

I think the bug is same... but graphics driver is different; mine is [AMD/ATI] Thames [Radeon HD 7550M/7570M/7650M]